"Ryan S. Dancey" wrote:
> There's no more of a trademark problem publishing with the OGL than there is
> publishing without the OGL. If someone was inclined to sue over a misued
> trademark, the OGL wouldn't give them any additional rights unless the same
> person also had Open Game Content in that issue.
Unfortunately, that's not what the OGL says, Ryan. Paragraph 7, "Use of
Product
Identity", clearly bans *any* use of product identity without express
permission.
So, for example, if I publish a magazine under the OGL that magazine
could not
contain a review of THE SUNLESS CITADEL unless I specifically sought
permission
to do so from WotC.
In addition it is perfectly legal for me to put "Compatible With D&D" on
the
cover of my game. That's precisely why the limitations on the use of
product
identity are in the OGL.
If what you are saying here is true, then paragraph 7 could be struck
from the
OGL without having any effect on it. I don't think that's true.
Justin Bacon
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